Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-03

schedule no mail has been sent out OF Pa
latka on Sundays. The postmaster re-
ported this state OF affairs 20 the authorf-
ties, and after much delay he has secured
permission to forward the mail thai accu-
mulates in the Office up TO 10 a. M, the
hour Of closing tie mail. Hereafter IT
will be sent of sunday morning instead
Of letting IL lie over until Monday.
ON Saturday last John r. Woods, ma
tive OF Eng and, committed suicide at st.
Augustine BIZ cutting his throat with
razor. He was about As years OF age, aud
had been drinking pretty hard for several
DAYS. He was in the city lookup at the
time, having just been arrested, and be-
fore the officers had a chance to search
him be cut bis throat, and died in Few
minutes. Temporary insanity" was the
cause attributed for the rash deed.
Enterprise Herald: On Tuesday night
OF last week party Of negroes emp DYED
in the construction of the b. s., D. g. d
A. Ry. were gambling in camp near
Akin creek, and a quarrel arose between
sam Hill and another colored man named
Harrison IN regard to the money. Daring
the ARRAY which followed Harrison shot
and killed Hin. The body of the victim
u as taken to Orange City, where IL was
buried. Harrison IS still at large, but
information as to his whereabouts has
been received by the officials, and his
arrest VIII soon De maze.
Just now the bearing orange trees in
and about Mtcanopv present a most
beautiful sight, being dlled with their
most beautiful white blooms, which shed
their fragrance in every direction. Old
settlers say they have never seen such an
Immense bloom, and the prOspecI is very
favorable for very large crop. The Lee
Conte pear is also an addition to the
blooming trees. Many OF the Young trees
~ NVf nNxT IN nf
blooms, and also present very pretty
ght with their new leaves. Florida has
evidently rlghted herself again after a
tussle with the elements, and we may
now reasonably look for the good times Of
former years.
James i. Wyche, who lives in the
Cnerry Lake neighbOrhood Of Madison
| county, had the misfortune the early part
OF last week TO lose valuable horse in a
singular manner. While blowing IN a
field. in which was an old well, and while
near it, the plow-line was pulled to turn
| the horse, and being very tender
mouthed the animal commenced
| backing against the well, and
when about two feet from the edge
the earth caved and the horse and pillow
went tumblipg to the bottom, some fifteen
| or twenty feet. Calling help, with ropes
! they succeeded in getting the horse out,
but be died within fifteen minutes from
| his injuries.
Capt. Thomas s. Eells, the under
! writer's agent, who went to Cedar Key
! several days agO for the purpose of dis
! charging Il portion of the cargo Of the
| British ship Suran, which recently went
ashore OFF Deadman's bay. some sixty
miles from Cedar Kew, has returned 20
jacksonville. lie says that just before
he reached the vessel she was pulled into
deep water by tugs from Pensacola and
Mobile, after which she started of on her
| course. Sue was last seen about ten
miles off Cedar Key, aud Capt. Eells fears
that she has again gone ashore. 1T was
| not found necessary TO remove any OF her
cargo, which consisted OF over 5000 bales
| OF cotton, etc.
A rumor was circulated In Jackson
vile Friday evening that U. j. White,
President Of The st. Johns and Halifax
| railroad, had died during the day OF apo
| pleXy, and 1t was said that the rumOr
originated from telegram that ad been
| received in the city during the afternoon.
| 1t was impossible TO trace it to It's sour e.
but it was positively known that Mr..
White was al ROllestOn during the morn
ing, and was to go to OrmOnd in the az
tcrnoon. There is no telegraph commu'
nicau0n with either place. \. 3. White,
Il brother of Deacon S. V. White, the prin-
| cipal owner of the road, died Wednesday
at San Mateo, and it is supposed that this
was the foundation of the rumOr TO the
i effect that U. j. White was dead.
Enterprise Herald: The B. s., o. G. &
A. railway will be complete ed to New
smyrna by Friday next, and the opening
OF the road Will be celebrated by an ex-
cursiOn over it on that daV. 1t is said 10
possess as tine roadbed as there is in the
State. 1t is expected that New Smyrna
Will have two trains daily tOand from the
ST. Johns, Lake Helen three aud Dram e
City four. Although the greater share Of
the orange crop ia now shipped, business
is picking up rapidly, and with the COM
pletion of the road all points on the line
are bound to boom. IT is the intention al
the company to build fine hotels at Blue
springs, Orange City and New Smyrna
The officials of the road are men OF enter
prise and ability, and their employees pc.
lite and oblgIng, and nothing will be lett
undOne 10y either TO give TO the traveling
public, as well as the towns through
which tie road passes, excellent train
service and accommodations. We wish
the road the success IL merits.
There Is at H. 3. Lords iewelry and
curiosity store at Paiatka an interesting
curiosity. Its history, so far as known
Is this: some three years ago Mr.. PhlliL
bought place, part Of the Sanford grant
on the margin of Lake Monroe, at pOisi
: tiuIn6Aldtelf W du Ola lUUIaI
trail, used by the aborIgiues in passing
from the south to St. Augustine, anC
crossing the st. Johns near the soutl
end of the lake. Mr.. Philip, in cult
waiting the soil, disturbed a piece o
metal which. on examination, proved
TO be brass ''weather vane," surmount
ed by a cross, and in which are cut Tho
| figures 1911. The yane Is II inches il
length and 10 inches high, surmOunted
as before stated, by a cross. The whole
tning is hand work, and bears the evi
dence OF having been repaired one or more
times. The supposition IS that it war
stolen by the Indians at st. Augustine
who, when bringing it away, lost or mis-
laid it where found, close by their ole
trail. The curious can see it at Lords.
The following statistics are gathered
from Comptroller Barnes report: From
the assessed property for the year 1886 in
! the several counties and the value there.
! of, DuYal stands at the mead, showing
$l,6l5, $50, De.t onal, and realty $3.50, 7lG
| The Vaue of city and town real estate in
| Duyal county is put down at $4,12l. 400
ORANGE county comes next, wbich shows
an assessed valuation Of personal proper
ty OF $1.0Sl, 1888, real, S5,033. rs, and town
81, 1913, $50. Alacnua count.'s personal
property is given at 1929 415, and reaI
estate at $3.9l5.7S2, town real estate,
| 81, 100. 1865. MariOh county, persOnal,
| S7S7 2Sl. real So 533 AL towu S475 lIO